Decorating South Molton Street

South Molton Street is a historic pedestrianised lane in the heart of Mayfair, running north from Brook Street to Oxford Street and renowned since the late eighteenth century as a fashionable address. William Blake, the poet and artist, lived and worked on this street for seventeen years, and the lane retains a cultured, intimate scale unlike the grander Mayfair thoroughfares. The buildings are predominantly Georgian and Regency in origin, with narrow brick or painted render frontages that have evolved into boutique retail and residential uses over two centuries.

The narrow Georgian façades of South Molton Street demand high-precision decorating given the tight working conditions and the proximity of commercial ground floors with residential upper storeys. Lime-compatible exterior paints are essential for the older render substrates, and heritage colour palettes must align with Westminster City Council's conservation area guidance.